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Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, argued that overblown fears of climate change are costing time and resources that are badly needed elsewhere. This event was…

Steven Koonin, undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy under President Obama, argued that the science behind climate change is not settled and a misunderstanding of the…

Helen Raleigh, senior contributor at the Federalist, argued that China had gone too far in its quest to become the world’s number one superpower and that the reaction by the rest of the world…

Authors Alex Epstein (Fossil Future) and Andrew Dressler (Introduction to Modern Climate Change) debated climate change and fossil fuel use. This event was part of the 2022 Steamboat…

Journalist Robert Bryce talked about the history of electricity and its importance today and offered this thoughts on renewable energy and nuclear power. This event was part of the 2022…

CATO Institute Constitution Studies Director Ilya Shapiro and American Enterprise Institute Fellow Peter Wallison discussed Congress, the courts and the so-called administrative state at…

Alan Dershowitz, a criminal defense attorney and Harvard Law School professor emeritus, talked about impeachment, free speech, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian…

Melanie Sturm addressed the annual Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference. She compared Republican and Democratic messaging styles and explained how they affect voters and elections. In 2017 Ms.…

Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant and strategist to President Trump, spoke at the 10th annual Steamboat Freedom Conference. He talked about working with the president and what he sees as…

Discussion at the Steamboat Institute’s 10th Annual Freedom Conference focused on reforming the FBI, school safety, and the next generation of conservative leaders.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Nigel Farage, the former United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader, debated the merits of nationalism and globalism at the University of…

Peter Wallison talked about the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and whether it could happen again. He is a former counsel for the Treasury Department and White House and is the author of…

Wayne Laugesen and Mason Tvert debated the effect of legalized marijuana on teen use, crime, accidents and on state and national politics in Colorado and in other states around the country. Mary…

A panel of conservatives talked about their misgivings about the Obama administration’s fiscal and spending policies. Tony Blankley moderated. Topics included health care legislation, the role of…